The chest is one of the most important muscle groups for women and also one of the most neglected. The chest muscles are extremely important for everyday movements, such as heavy lifting<\/a>, posture, and the ability to move your arms and shoulders around efficiently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are also cosmetic benefits like helping to hold up the breasts, which make them look firmer and rounder because they\u2019ll be held up by stronger chest muscles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two main<\/a> muscle groups to focus on in your chest. The first is pectoral major which is the superior fan-like muscles around your chest and the other is pectoral minor which lays below pectoral major. Pectoral major is the muscle responsible for doing most of the work when weightlifting. The pectoral minor is mainly used during pressing exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n When exercising your chest muscles, it\u2019s important to incorporate a wide array of exercises into your routines. The body gets acclimated to an exercise over time<\/a>, so by changing up how you work the same muscles it helps the body become strong and work more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can do this by rotating between using machines, body-weighted and free weight exercises. For example, one-week free weights, the second week machine, then in the third week switch to body weight exercises. This can be rearranged and alternated daily or weekly, to optimize strength training for any muscle group. You can track your workouts and muscle group usage with Hevy<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\nPhysiology of Your Chest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Exercising Your Chest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n